QUALITY CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALIST

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is hiring a Quality Cardiovascular Specialist to support quality and clinical performance improvement across its cardiovascular program. The role provides clinical expertise, abstracts and shares quality data, leads improvement activities, and supports regulatory compliance and cardiac certification.

Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors
• Acts as a resource and collaborates with the Cardiac Care services for performance improvement, regulatory compliance and the nationally endorsed hospital quality measures
• Collaborates with Cardiac Care Services to grow the Cardiac Program and achieve/maintain Cardiac Certification
• Accurately abstracts cardiac quality measures and quality measures from medical records for internal and external measure sets (National and State Registries, TJC, GWTG, and any additional quality programs)
• Shares data from the abstractions with those responsible for the cardiac programs and within the organization performance teams
• Leads performance improvement activities to achieve cardiac metrics and goals
• Acts as a consultant, educator, resource person and facilitator throughout the organization utilizing clinical expertise to enhance the WPH cardiac program
• Remains abreast of all evidence-based and best practices as it relates to cardiac care
• Performs/facilitates review of clinical quality of care issues through investigation, tracking, and initiation of provider interventions
• Participates in the development of formal and informal education for the clinical staff and community
• Demonstrates appropriate utilization of resources necessary to obtain valid and reliable data entry
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

Preferred

• Master's Degree preferred
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite preferred (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook

Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement

Company

• Healthcare IT services and support for Montefiore Medical Center
• Bronx, New York, USA
• https://montefioreeinstein.org/
• Founded in 1884
• 501-1000 employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related healthcare field required
• If an RN must have a BSN
• 3 years clinical experience required as RN, NP, PA, RT, RVT, or RCIS credentials
• Experience in data abstraction experience in one or more of the following registries: CathPCI, ACTION, NSTEMI, ICD, TVT, LAAO, PVI, SCPC-CP, Afib Ablation, STEMI, NYS DOH, STS
• Receive Cardiac Vascular Nursing Certification either CV-BC or CVRN within 3 years from start date
• Teamwork and collaboration are essential, as is the ability to work independently to complete tasks
• Excellent communication skills are required with all team members including, but not limited to, Senior Staff and Administration, Physicians, Nurses, Clinical Staff
• Problem-solving skills and attention to detail are required
• Must be able to plan and remain organized with multiple tasks due
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and remotely
• Master's Degree preferred
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite preferred (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• 3 years clinical experience required as RN, NP, PA, RT, RVT, or RCIS credentials.
• Receive Cardiac Vascular Nursing Certification either CV-BC or CVRN within 3 years from start date.

Required skills

• ACTION Registry, Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Registry, CV-BC or CVRN Certification, Cardiac Quality Data Abstraction, CathPCI Registry, ICD Registry, LAAO Registry, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Word, NSTEMI Registry, NYS DOH Registry, PVI Registry, SCPC-CP Registry, STEMI Registry, STS Registry, TVT Registry

Preferred skills

• Master's Degree preferred

Experience

• 3+ years